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genufi(8)
NAME
  genufi - Generates a User File Inventory (UFI) file

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/bin/genufi

DESCRIPTION
  The genufi utility is a part of the Reinstallation Toolkit (RITKIT).	You
  must have superuser privileges to run this utility, and this utility must
  be invoked from the /usr/.smdb. directory.  The genufi utility creates a
  User File Inventory (UFI) file which contains the names of user files that
  were created or copied to your system after an installation.	Some of these
  files reside on file systems that are overwritten during a new installation
  of the operating system.  To prevent losing these files, the RITKIT
  utilities enable you to back up these files before you perform a new
  installation of the operating system.

  To create the UFI file, the genufi utility checks the Master
  Synchronization Inventory (MSI) file created by the invsync utility to
  determine which file systems will be overwritten by a complete
  installation.	 The genufi utility then searches those file systems for user
  files and writes these entries to the UFI file.  File systems that remain
  intact during a new installation of the operating system are not searched.

  Note that the genufi utility also filters out certain files and directories
  that would not commonly be considered for backup.  For example, some log
  files, installation files, and temporary directories do not need to be
  restored after a complete installation.  Thus, these files and directories
  are not written to the UFI file.  The directories not included are as
  follows:

       /tmp
       /usr/.smdb.
       /usr/sys/HOST
       /var/adm/smlogs
       /var/adm/syslog.dated
       /var/rwho
       /var/tmp

  In the previous list, HOST represents the hostname of the system such as
  /usr/sys/BLUTO on system bluto.  The files not included are as follows:

       */core
       */*.dummy
       */.new..
       /osf_boot
       */.profile
       */.proto..
       /var/adm/binary.errlog
       /var/adm/xdm/xdm-pid
       */vmcore
       /*vmunix

  If there are entries in the UFI file that you do not want to back up, edit
  the UFI file to remove these file names.  The UFI file is written in the
  setld inventory file format.	See stl_inv(4) for more information.

FILES
  /usr/.smdb./MSI
      Master Synchronization Inventory file

  /usr/.smdb./UFI
      User File Inventory file

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands: ils(8), invsync(8), udelta(8), udetect(8), updmv(8), usync

  Files: stl_inv(4)